Definition of "step-in" []

• Put on by stepping into: a step-in robe. (adjective)
• Panties with wide legs. (noun)
• A step-in garment. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Ready to step-in is sophomore class mile record breaker Chelsey Sweinsson of Greenhill (Addison, Texas), who was fourth in this month's IAAF World Youth 1,500 meter final in Italy."
• "All of them were high-heeled beige step-in sandals."
• "This leaves the company €54 million short of the amount needed, meaning unless it can raise the funds in the open market this week, the government will need to step-in to prevent a default."